MigrantoMigration trends in Niger
Africa
Niger takes in about as many people as it loses: 430.4K immigrants against 439.4K emigrants
27M
Population
430.4K
Immigrants
439.4K
Emigrants
−9K
Outflow
1 in 63 residents of Niger was born abroad — and 1 in 63 people born in Niger lives abroad
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in Niger
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
105.3K immigrants · 162.7K emigrants
1995
- Mali overtook Nigeria as the largest source of new arrivals
2000
- The outflow deepened — net losses doubled to 106.8K
2005
- Nigeria replaced Ivory Coast as the main destination for those leaving
- An accelerating exodus — the diaspora grew by 45%
2015
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 107%
2020
- Nigeria overtook Mali as the largest source of new arrivals
Today
- The gap between arrivals and departures was cut in half
- Since 1990: 325.1K more foreign-born residents and 276.6K more emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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